Toilet powder shaker



April 19, 1927. 1,625,092

E. A. POILLON TOILET POWDER SHAKER Filed Nov. 19. 1926 \NVENTOR W J BAttorneys,

5km kw Patented Apr. 1 9, 1927.

UNITED STATES nmr. A. 19011-11011, 0] BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

TOILET rownnn SHAKER.

Application filed November 19, 1928. Serial No. 149,389.

This invention relates to an improved toilet powder shaker so concealedand dis guised by ornamentation as to lose all sug' gestion of itsutilitarian purpose-and give tlie appearance of an object ofornamentation only, such as might be used to grace a womans dressingtable or as might be placed upon a dining table and used as a favor.

One of the objects of the invention is to perfectly and completelyconceal the powder shaker without in any manner interfering with thesatisfactory sifting of the powder from its perforated portion. To thisend, the part of the ornamentation overhanging and concealing theperforated portion of the container is of o nwork formation throughwhich the pow er may be sifted and by which it is satisfactorilydispersed and distributed over the surface on which the powder isapplied.

In the drawings illustrating the invention Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of an ornamented powder shaker embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the powder shaker, parts thereof beingillustrated in vertical cross-section through its central portion.

Fig. 3 is a top view of the perforated portion of the powder shaker withparts of the ornamentation omitted todisclose underlying parts. Q

Fig. 4 is a view, partly in side elevation and partly in verticalcross-section, disclosing a. modified form of the invention.

Referring first to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the invention is illustrated asapplied to a box of talcum powder of well-known form comprising acontainer 10 (Fig. 2), the cover 1] of which has a perforated top 12.This box is indicated as being partly filled with talcum powder or othertoilet powder 13.

The present invention, considered broadly, consists in covering thecontainer with ornamentation such as will conceal its utilitarianpurpose, but it is of importance that the por tion of such ornamentationwhich overhangs and conceals the perforated portion of the container beof an openwork formation such as will permit the powder to be readilysifted from the box to the surface to which it is to be applied.

In the preferred form of the invention herein illustrated, the top ofthe box is represented as being covered and concealed by an artificialrose and the sides of the contamer are indicated as being covered withornamentation representative of a rose holder. More specifically, theornamentation comprises a -'rose having leaves 14, a calyar comprisingsepals 15, and corolla comprising petals 16, all of which may be securedabout the upper part of the container in any appropriate manner, as, forexample, by the use of adhesive. These parts of the flower may beconstructed of tissue paper, cloth or other appropriate material.

The perforated top of the container may be satisfactorily covered andconcealed by openwork ornamentation including elements representative ofstamens 17 and carpels 18. The stamens may be secured about the box tipin an appropriate manner as by means 0 a win ing of thread 19 (Figs. 2and 3), and parts representing carpels may be satisfactorily produced bymaking parallel incisions in one edge of a strip of tissue paper curlingthe fingers thus formed, and winding the strip of curled fingersaboutthe top of the container. The base portion of the winding of paperforming the carpels inay be secured to the box top by any suitablefastening agent, as, for example, by the application of adhesive.

It is of importance that the parts of the flower representing stamensand carpels he so curled and bent and applied in such profusion thatthey will completely fill the portion of the flower within the corolla,thereby covering and concealing from view the perforated portion of thecontainer top. In Fig. 3 of the drawings a relatively small number ofstamens 17 and carpels 18 are represented as being bent upwardly so asto overhang the container top. In the completed flower, however, it isintended that the stamens and carpels shall be used in such numbers andshall be so closely crowded within the central portion or heart of therose that no part of the container top shall be visible. The elementsrepresentative of the stamens and carpels, however, shall be ofrelatively light and slender construction such as to form an openworkconstruction through which the powder may be readily sifted from thecontainer, the openwork central portion of the flower oflering noobstruction to the passage of the owder but serving to disperse anddistri ute it over the surface to which it is to be applied.

The sides of the container may be satisfactorily ornamented andconcealed by means of a wrapping of crepe tissue or otherappropriate'material 20, whereby the same may be given the appearance ofa ro:e holder.

It will be apparent that the ornamentation used to cover and conceal thebox need not necessarily be a rose, but might be'an arti licial bloom ofany other flower, or might he a collection of small flowers, orornamentation of any other appropriate character. All that is essentialthat it shall completely conceal the container and have an openworkportion through which the powder may he sifted. p

The particular type of ornamentation used and the manner in which it isconstructed, of themselves, constitute no part of-this invention, whichrelates more specifically to the combination between the ,powder shakerand the ornamentation by which it is concealed without interfering withits usefulness. In the modified form of the invention illustrated inFig. 4, the ornamentation is indicated as being applied to a jacket 20which might be constructed of cardboard, metal or other appropriatematerial, andto which the ornamentation might be applied. When soconstructed, the powder container might be readily slipped into-thejacket fromits open lower end and parts bent inwardly to hold it inplace. As soon as the contents of the container have been exhausted itmay be readily.

removed from the lower end and a new container of powder inserted totake its place, tlnw providing for renewals without resorting to the useof a refillable container.

The invention is not intended to be limited to the specific forms hereindisclosed for purposes of illustration but should be regarded asincluding modifications and variations thereof within the scope of theappended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A toilet powder shaker comprising a perforated container and openworkornamentation covering and concealing the perforated ortion of saidcontainer but which t e powder may be sifted.

2. A toilet powder shaker comprising a container having a perforated topand ornamentation including a portion of openwork formation covering andconcealing said perforated top but through which powder may he sifted.

3. A toilet powder shaker comprising a container having a perforatedportion and an enveloping covering of ornamentation completelyconcealing its top and sides, the ornamentation by which the perforatedportion of said container'isconcealed being of an open work formationthrough which powder may be sifted. T

4. A toilet powder shaker comprising a perforated container andartificial floral ornamentation therefor including a part of openwo-rkformation covering and concealing the perforated portion of saidcontainer but through which powder may be sifted;

5. A toilet powder shaker comprisingia perforated container andornamentation therefor including an artificial flower having a portionof openwork formation covering and concealing the perforated portion ofsaid container but. through which powder may be sifted.

6. A toilet powder shaker comprising a container having a perforated topand an artificial rose covering and concealing said top, the centralportion of said rose by which the perforated portion of said top iscovered and concealed being of openwork formation through which powdermay be sifted.

7 A toilet powder shaker comprising a container having a perforated top,an artificial rose covering and concealin said top, and a covering forthe sides of sai container to give it the appearance of a rose holder,the central portion of said rose by which the perforated portion of thecontainer topis covered and concealed being of openwork formationthrough which powder may be sifted.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

' ETHEL A. POILLON.

through passage of the powder but serving to disperse and distribute itover the surface to which it is to be applied.

The sides of the container may be satisfactorily ornamented andconcealed by means of a wrapping of crepe tissue or other appropriatematerial 20, whereby the same may be given the appearance of a ro?eholder.

It will be apparent that the ornamentation used to cover and conceal thebox need not necessarily be a rose, but might bean artilicial lllUUlllof any other flower, or might be a collection of small flowers, orornamentation of any other appropriate character. All that is essentialis that it shall completely conceal the container and have an opcnworkportion through which the powder may be sifted.

The particular type of ornamentation used and the manner in which it isconstructed, of themselves, constitute no part of this invention, whichrelates more specifically to the. combination between the,powder shakerand the ornamentation by which it is concealed without interfering withits useful- HESS.

In the. modified form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 4, theornamentation is indicated as being applied to a jacket 20 which mightbe constructed of cardboard, metal or other appropriate material, and towhich the ornamentation might be applied. When so constructed, thepowder container might be readily slipped intothe jacket from its openlower end and parts bent inwardly to hold it in place. As soon as thecontents of the container have been exhausted it may be readily removedfrom the lower end and a new container of powder inserted to take itsplace, thus providing for renewals without resorting to the use of arefillable container.

The invention is not intended to be limited to the specific forms hereindisclosed for purposes of illustration but should be regarded asincluding modifications and variations thereof within the scope of theappended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A toilet powder shaker comprising a perforated container and openworkornament-ation covering and concealing the perforated portion of saidcontainer but through which the powder may be sifted.

2. A toilet powder shaker comprising a container having a perforated topand ornamentation including a portion of openwork formation covering andconcealing said perforated top but through which powder may he sifted.

3. A toilet powder shaker comprising a container having a perforatedportion and an enveloping covering of ornamentation completelyconcealing its top and sides, the ornamentation by which the perforatedportion of said container is concealed being of an openwork formationthrough which powder may be sifted.

4. A toilet powder shaker comprising a perforated container andartificial floral ornamentation therefor including a part of openworkformation covering and concealing the perforated portion of saidcontainer hutthrough which powder may be sifted.

A toilet powder shaker comprising a perforated container andornamentation therefor including an artificial flower having a portionof openwork formation covering and concealing the perforated portion ofsaid container but. through which powder may be sifted.

6. A toilet powder shaker comprising a container having a perforated topand an artificial rose covering and concealing said top, the centralportion of said rose by which the perforated portion of said top iscovered and concealed being of openwork formation through which powdermay be sifted.

7. A toilet powder shaker comprising a container having a perforatedtop, an artificial rose covering and concealing said top, and a coveringfor the sides of said container to give it the appearance of a roseholder, the central portion of said rose by which the perforated portionof the container top is covered and concealed being of openworkformation through which powder may be sifted.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

' ETHEL POILLON.

Certificate of Cm'rection.

Patent N... 1,625,092.

Granted April 19, 1927, to

ETHEL A. POILLON.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specificationof the abovenurnbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page1,-lme 95, for the word upwardly read inwardly; and that the saidLetters Patent should be read .wlth this correction therein that thesame may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Oflice.

Signed and sealed this 17th day of May, A. D. 1927.

. J. MOORE,

' Certificate of Correction.

Patent Na. 1,625,092. Granted April 19, 1927 to ETHEL A. POILLON.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specificationof the abovenumbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 1,line 95, for the word upwardly -read inwardly; and that the said LettersPatent should be read with this correction therein that the same mayconform to the record of the case in the Patent Ofiice.

Signed and sealed this 17th day of May, A. D. 1927.

[m] J. MOORE,

Acting Comm/13mm of Patents.

